PeRMS taxon details
Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758)
105849 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105849)
accepted
Species
Pristis microdon Latham, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025) Peruvian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105849 on 2026-08-30
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2026). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105849 on 2026-08-30
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original description
(of Pristis microdon Latham, 1794) Latham, J. F. (1794). An essay on the various species of sawfish. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> v. 2 (art. 25): 273-282, Pls. 26-27. [details]
original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | largetooth sawfishcommon sawfish | [details] |
| German | SchwerthaiSägerochengewöhnlicher Sägefisch | [details] |
| Japanese | ノコギリエイ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | europinė pjūklažuvė | [details] |
| Polish | piła zwyczajna | [details] |
| Russian | пилорыл | [details] |
| Spanish | pez sierra comúnpez sierra | [details] |
| Turkish | testere balığı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Риба-пилка звичайна | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis microdon) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis pristis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Fishipedia (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis microdon) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pristis pristis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To Fishipedia (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Pristis microdon Latham, 1794)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS